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sherlock

noun, sher·lock often capitalized \ˈshər-ˌläk, -lək\

Definition of SHERLOCK

:  detective
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Origin of SHERLOCK

Sherlock Holmes, detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
First Known Use: 1903

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